“If they…encroach on RIOC property, then we require a permit,” RIOC added. “Hudson is clear on this.”

Really?

It’s all “RIOC property,” and as of yesterday, they encroached.

A little later, RIOC took another tactic: “…they did not need permits because there is no construction taking place at the church.”

That’s not true either.

Dayspring Church restaurant deception and why it matters…

Deception is a dead giveaway, and the big question is always, “Why?”

What is it they don’t want you to see?

According to a post in the Roosevelt Islander, Kramer told a RIOC committee in May that he “expects an announcement this week about the Dayspring Church space which has been marketed as a restaurant/events space.”

Kramer’s expected announcements may be even less reliable than actual announcements… Remember Onda, the Mexican restaurant said to open in 2017? How about the wine and snack bar? Kramer told the committee in May, it was likely to open by the end of summer… Check your calendars…

The bakery…?

The hardware store…?

And, Hudson Related, RIOC says, is “…also clear that anything that impacts pedestrian or traffic flow would also need to be rectified before any enterprise is allowed to open there.”

What needs to be fixed?

Except for a half-mile walk up the West Promenade, the only way to get to the restaurant Hudson Related wants built is straight through The Octagon’s parking lot. Residents use a side entrance into the area to get to buses, the sidewalk and the waterfront.

A narrow road without sidewalks connects the restaurant’s parking lot with the Octagon’s.

Under Hudson Related’s restaurant plan, The Octagon’s parking area, main and side entrances handle two way traffic with limited lighting.

And that narrow road now takes traffic from delivery vehicles, entry and exit for a daycare center, a community garden and the popular Octagon Park.

Adverse effects on quality of life are obvious, and the safety risks are huge.